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Gold Hill,CO - May 19, 1873 - White Rock Lode Assay Receipt :

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Gold Hill,CO - May 19, 1873 - White Rock Lode Assay Receipt :
No. 130 issued for 3.49 oz. Gold, 11.66 oz. Silver: $87.41. Signed J.Shirman & Davis. White Rock Lode.

1873 marked a year of great prospecting in Boulder County. Gold Hill was one of the sites specifically mentioned by Raymond in 1874, and has a significant grid producer. Gold Hill is credited as the discovery sight of the element Telluriun.

The ores represented on this sheet constitute truly high grade rock, all of which came from the White Rock Lode at Gold Hill, owned by Lougdon and Willis. In each case the word “Branch” has been crossed out because in 1873 the Federal Government passed the Coinage Act of 1873 granting full Mint status to the Branch Mints.